Householders yet to pay charge face €144 bill

Anybody who failed to pay the household charge by close of business yesterday faces an increased charge of €144 from today, the Department of the Environment said yesterday.

The department revealed that as of noon last Friday, 1.2m properties had been registered, bringing in a total of €123,177,722.

The charge was replaced with the property tax on Jan 1 but those who had failed to pay the charge in 2012 had the arrears capped at €130 provided they paid by May 1.